Cameron Nicholson
| Sir Cameron Nicholson | |
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Captain Tomeichi Okazaki surrenders his sword to Major General Nicholson in an official ceremony at Johor Bahru, Malaya
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| Born | 30 June 1898 |
| Died | 7 July 1979 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1956 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands held |
Middle East Land Forces (1953) Western Command (1951–53) West Africa Command (1948–51) 2nd Division (1944–46) 5th Indian Infantry Division (1944) 21st Indian Infantry Division (1944) 44th Indian Armoured Division (1943–44) Nickforce (1942–43) 42nd Support Group (1941–42) 127th (Manchester) Brigade (1941) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War Mau Mau Uprising |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches Silver Star (United States) Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States) |
General Sir Cameron Gordon Graham Nicholson, GCB, KBE, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar (30 June 1898 – 7 July 1979) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces. He later served as Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Cameron Nicholson was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1915. He served in the First World War and was awarded Military Cross and Bar in 1918.
Nicholson served with the Royal Horse Artillery in France, India, Iraq, Palestine and Egypt from 1917 to 1927. He served as an Instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich from 1927 to 1930 and then as an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley from 1938 to 1939.
He served in the Second World War and was awarded Distinguished Service Order and Bar in 1940. He was appointed Commander of Support Group, 42 Armoured Division in 1941 and then second-in-command of 6 Armoured Division in 1942. In 1943 he became Brigadier General Staff for the 1st Army. In February 1943 Field Marshal Erwin Rommel launched an assault, known as the Battle of the Kasserine Pass, on units of the British First Army in Tunisia. Brigadier Cameron Nicholson proved an effective combat leader who kept his remaining forces steady under relentless German hammering. The stubborn resistance of the British Nickforce, led by Cameron Nicholson, enabled British Forces to hold the vital road leading into the Kasserine Pass against the heavy pressure of the German 10th Panzer Division, which was under Rommel's direct command.
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